We’re only a month into the new year and the grain market has already experienced significant price rallies to levels that are getting the attention of political leaders worldwide. The question that I suspect is on the mind of many is, “How high is high?” Well, it depends on your assumptions.

I Built the Best

The creative spark burns bright on America’s farms, as evidenced by Farm Journal’s long-running “I Built the Best” contest. On Bruce Bishop’s farm near McComb, Ohio, the spark doesn’t merely burn—it blazes. For the second straight year, Bishop topped the planters category of the contest, with a 60'15" soybean planter that needs no carrying wheels. Even more remarkable, Bishop’s victory marks his ninth category win.

Having just returned from the land of cotton and a string of meetings that put me in touch with farmers and top economists from all over the country, it is clear to me that the acreage battle for this spring is far from over.